ARCADIA, Calif. (March 7, 2013)—With Garrett Gomez at the controls, Examen, a lightly raced 3-year-old gelding by Giant’s Causeway who is trained by Tom Proctor, tried the dirt for the first time on Thursday and was a handy 3 &frac14; length winner of Santa Anita’s featured $58,000 Shasta Lake Purse, negotiating one mile in 1:37.38.

Originally scheduled for the turf, the Shasta Lake, a first condition allowance for 3-year-olds, and two other races, were transferred to a wet fast main track due to an unexpected early morning downpour.